Kananza Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Kananza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Kananza (55) may also be a first name.
Kananza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kananza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kananza is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kananza.
How Common Is The Last Name Kananza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. Kananza occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kananza live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Kananza is also the 1,336,256th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 55 people.
Kananza is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Barring Malawi this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanganza | 93 | 1,663 | / |
| Kananzia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Khanainza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kananja | 86 | 86 | / |
| Cananza | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kananzi | 86 | 16 | / |
| Kananzo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kanganzi | 80 | 226 | / |
| Kanandja | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kangonza | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kamhanza | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kangansa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kananjay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananzee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanancha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanhansa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kanganzo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Canganza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khananja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananjai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kananchai | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kananchat | 75 | 5 | / |
| Khanancha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khananjay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kainansad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khamhanza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kananji | 71 | 7,809 | / |
| Kanange | 71 | 641 | / |
| Cananzi | 71 | 565 | / |
| Kanangi | 71 | 247 | / |
| Kanansi | 71 | 188 | / |
| Kananje | 71 | 83 | / |
| Cananca | 71 | 60 | / |
| Konanzi | 71 | 19 | / |
| Cananzo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kananso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khananchat | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kananse | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kanamzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Canansa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kanonzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kamnanchat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kangonzi | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kaunange | 67 | 67 | / |
| Kangonzo | 67 | 32 | / |
| Kongonza | 67 | 22 | / |
| Konganze | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kainange | 67 | 19 | / |
| Cananzey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khananji | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khanansi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khanange | 67 | 6 | / |
| Canancia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaneinzhad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanganso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanancee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanandji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kanancii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kananshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kannanchath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaanangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaunangi | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kananza
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